Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or process of superinfecting a cell or organism.
- noun An infection following a previous infection, especially when caused by microorganisms that have become resistant to the antibiotics used earlier.
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- noun An
infection which follows or occurs during anotherinfection ordisease process.
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- noun infection that occurs while you are being treated for another infection
Etymologies
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Examples
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It is clear that this anti-parasite treatment can result in improvement of patients 'elephantiasis and hydrocoele (especially in the early stages of disease), but the most significant treatment advance to alleviate the suffering of those with elephantiasis has come from recognizing that much of the progression in pathology results from bacterial and fungal "superinfection" of tissues with compromised lymphatic function caused by earlier filarial infection.
Chapter 6 2000
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If more than one virus enters the cell, it would be a waste, as only one can replicate once inside, and many viruses have ways to prevent this "superinfection".
BBC - Ouch 2010
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If more than one virus enters the cell, it would be a waste, as only one can replicate once inside, and many viruses have ways to prevent this "superinfection".
BBC - Ouch 2010
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People with hepatitis B virus infection may contract hepatitis D virus at the same time (co-infection), or can contract hepatitis D virus after already developing chronic hepatitis B virus infection (superinfection).
Hepatitis D 2010
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Persons with chronic hepatitis B virus infection who acquire hepatitis D virus superinfection will usually develop chronic hepatitis D virus infection.
Hepatitis D 2010
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But it's usually the superinfection that sort of tails along behind the H1N1, the bacteria, staph-like bacteria.
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She tells me that I have had a viral infection, and a bacterial superinfection; I am not in danger of getting pneumonia or anything worse, but I must drink plenty of fluids, and not so much coffee and alcohol.
Archive 2009-01-01 Gordie 2009
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She tells me that I have had a viral infection, and a bacterial superinfection; I am not in danger of getting pneumonia or anything worse, but I must drink plenty of fluids, and not so much coffee and alcohol.
Medical Advice Gordie 2009
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Some of these effects like damage to the kidneys and hearing were caused by early manufacturing impurities, but others rare adverse effects like anaphylaxis, red man syndrome and superinfection still remain.
Archive 2007-12-01 2007
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Removing CD4 from the cell surface prevents superinfection (more than one virus infecting the same cell) and helps prevent newly released viruses from turning around and infecting the same cell (also prevented by an HIV maturation step involving protease).
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